From Marrakech: Best Morocco Itinerary 14 Days

For the first day of this 2 weeks in Morocco, upon your arrival at the airport in Marrakech; our local guide will meet you and transfer you to your hotel or riad in Marrakech in order to settle and relax. Your night will be in Marrakech city.

On the second morning of our trip of 2 weeks in Morocco, after breakfast; you are going to explore the famous city of Marrakech and known as the "Red City Of Morocco", which has been an important and significant stop for traders and travelers for many centuries; Marrakech city is considered as the "southern pearl" of Morocco, and the "second oldest Imperial city".

Your trip will involve the most known "Jardin Majorelle", "Bahia Palace", "the Menara Gardens", and "Saadian Tombs". You will visit the "Mosque of Koutoubia", with its 77m high minaret dominating the center of Marrakech.

Then we continue to see "Jamaa El-Fna" which is one of the center attractions of Marrakech; one of the famous and the main cultural spaces in Marrakech is the UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will stop at many cafes surrounding the square to enjoy all the views. Stick on to discover the varied and colorful souks. Overnight in Marrakech.

On the third day, we are going to leave Marrakech towards the seaside of Essaouira. With argan oil cooperatives, there is a relaxing driveline, that will take you to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed city. The windswept fishing port has long been a popular destination built into the cliffs with broad beaches and an old medina that is surrounded by a wall with ramparts.

The medina is a small and lively place with a relaxed feel, stroll along the ramparts or beach, and visit the port to see the daily catch. The Gnaouas Music Festival is held in Essaouira in June. You will spend your night in Essaouira.

The next morning, we leave Essaouira and head to Oualidia. We will stop to visit Safi which is a previously Portuguese-occupied town and the most known as the center of sardine exports, it is probably well known through its pottery art.

Then you will arrive at Oualidia and have a relaxing time. All right on your doorstep, you will see that Safi is a small seaside village with a protected lagoon, estuary, and the wild Atlantic Ocean.

You are going to enjoy some activities in Oualidia like walking, birdwatching (particularly in Spring and Autumn, Oualidia is at the center of the richest bird habitat of Morocco), fishing, swimming, kayaking, kite surfing, and surfing. Oualidia is where you will spend your night.

After leaving Oualidia, the next city is Rabat, and then continue our journey toward the Atlantic Coast. Going along El Jadida, which is a small port city and controlled by the Portuguese previously, but now it is considered as a UNESCO World Heritage site; and then stop in Casablanca to visit the Hassan II Mosque and Mohammed V square.

You will explore the Imperial of Rabat city (the capital of Morocco) including the majestic Mausoleum of Mohammed V, the Hassan Tower, the Oudaya Kasbah, and the Mechouar (the Royal Palace surrounded by ramparts and walls), some wonderful sights will be offered and overlook the Atlantic Ocean, as well as being home to the galleries of Moroccan artisan. Overnight in Rabat.

After finishing breakfast, we leave Rabat behind and travel to Tangier along the amazing littoral route. You will visit Asilah, a beautiful coastal town, especially with its blue doors and walls, many murals, and whitewashed houses. Tangier has always been an international fusion pot and the portal to Africa from Europe.

Then take a tour of Tangier and explore the surrounded city and the bustling medina, you also will enjoy the view of the spectacular skyline where the Mediterranean and Atlantic oceans meet. Overnight in Tangier.

You will start your journey by leaving Tangier towards the fascinating mountain village of Chefchaouen, crossing the green valleys of the Rif Mountains. Chefchaouen is known throughout the world because both tourists and Moroccans like to visit this city, especially, in the hot summer months, also due to its animate blue that swilled houses that give life.

You will explore Chefchaouen by enjoying its winding and its narrow lanes and alleys which are home to numerous souks offering cuisine and artisan works, such as complex fancywork, items that are made from wool, and goat's cheese; all native to the North and not found anywhere else in Morocco.

Then have a relax in the square, go for a walk near parks or visit a local farm. Overnight in Chefchaouen the blue pearl of Morocco.

After your breakfast at the hotel/riad, our authentic trip will take us from the highest Rif Mountains over the prolific agricultural hills toward the Roman Ruins at Volubilis, which is an open-air museum. As the Roman sites on the Mediterranean rim, Volubilis is not considered as impressive but it is still a relaxed way of visualizing a significant part of Moroccan history.

We will change our way in direction to Meknes, the 17th-century heritage, and the Moroccan fourth imperial cities; our break lunch will be in Meknes where you have the chance to hang around the medina's historical huge walls.

After lunch, we take a look at Bab el Mansour and visit the shrine of Moulay Ismail. After the tour of Meknes, we drive to the next city of Fes where we will spend the night.

Today, you will meet our local guide and enjoy the beautiful views that Fes offer; the medina of Fes is a heady mix of flavors, sceneries, and sounds, it is the oldest and largest medieval city in the world.

Go along one of the five themed tourist circuits to navigate. You will see a lot of mosques and palaces to visit, but be aware that in Morocco only Muslims can enter the Mosques.

After you explore tanneries, restaurants, and dye-pits, we go back to our hotel to get ready for an entertainment optional night of Moroccan and enjoy the food at a restaurant in town to end up your trip of Fes.

After breakfast, we will start with a photographic journey towards Ifrane through the Moyen Atlas, over covered hills in the forests of cork oak and giant cedar, which is considered the home of some Barbary monkeys.

On the south side, we will catch a first glimpse of the unbelievable architecture, via beautiful and quiet passes crossing the Middle and High Atlas ranges.

We will have lunch in Midelt, approached through a bleak plain of scrub and desert. The dramatic peaks of the High Atlas, rising behind the town, provide an amazing background.

We will go down into a desert plain in the direction of Ziz valley across Tizi N'Talremt (Pass of the She Camel). Then we will head south to Erfoud and Rissani, a huge oasis containing over six million palm trees, edged by many Ksours (fortified villages).

We continue our tour along a striking road that marks the transmission to the desert, we travel to the stunning Kasbah hotel at the edge of the golden sand dunes, you will relax alongside the swimming pool, and enjoy an amusement night with a live show of desert blues band.

Waking up earlier to see the desert sunrise and then return to the hotel by camel. You have the chance to take a shower and to enjoy your breakfast. After breakfast, you will relax for an hour or two, then go on 4 WD off-route tour around the dunes through Merzouga oasis, the nomadic repository, and Khamlia village in order to visit the village of Gnawa Black people, slaves are brought originally from black Africa, to listen to their spiritual music, then continue to meet desert nomads in their tents, and discover a new sense of life.

There is the lake of Merzouga with its bird populations, but it's not far away, then you'll leave toward Rissani. The meeting place for the salt caravans who are coming from Timbuktu in Mali was called Sijilmassa, we will go for a walk via the souk, where they sell spices, vegetables, and cloths.

After a lunch pizza in Rissani, we drive back to our Kasbah, we will be welcomed with a cup of tea, having time to relax, and then get ready to ride camels into the pink sands of Morocco's highest dunes. Before the sunset view, we will have time to wander the dunes. Your night will be in a desert camp with served dinner, followed by traditional music.

We are going to leave the desert and move on towards Todra Gorge. On all sides, this 1000ft gorge is called the Grand Canyon of Morocco and hemmed in by columnar limestone cliffs. Today you will have time to explore the gorge, from its plunging depths to the dizzying heights.

The attraction of Todra lines is in the change of colors as the sun slowly moves from east to west. For the night, we continue on to the stunning Boumalne Dades.

After breakfast we will drive via the villages of this charming area, crossing fields cultivated by the Berber women, with the peaks of the High Atlas as a fitting backdrop. Then our trip continues to Ouarzazate, going off-route along the piste to visit Berber nomads in their caves and share with them a glass of tea.

We keep going on over the Valley of the Roses, which is known throughout the world because of its Festival Rose in May, and past the great kasbahs of Skoura. After visiting the cinematographic museum of Ouarzazate, “Hollywood of Morocco”, we will pass the bottom of a river to visit Ait Benhaddou.

You are going to explore some of the ruined buildings and climb to the top of the hill where the Agadir (grain store) provides stunning views over the surrounding countryside and the village. Also, you can get in one of the houses and share a cup of mint tea with some of the residents to obtain a better understanding of how they are living.

In the afternoon you'll drive to the north across the High Atlas mountains. The road, completed by the Foreign Legion in 1936, winds up through the Tizi N'Tichka pass (2260m) and offers spectacular views of the mountains before descending past Berber villages to the plain surrounding Marrakech.

The name Marrakech conjures up images of sceneries from the Arabian Nights: alleyways, souks, stalls, and markets. This remarkable city never fails to satisfy the curiosity of adventurous travelers, dating from the 11th century. The beautiful architecture of the famous Koutoubia Minaret, and dominates the vista. Overnight in Marrakesh.

On the last day of our Morocco itinerary 14 days from Marrakech, we will try to benefit our time as much as we can, stroll around the great souks of Marrakech to have some memorable moments with friends, then move out to the airport of Marrakech Menara for your departure flight. End of our services: 2 weeks in Morocco.